The Duke basketball team played its second game without injured point guard Kyrie Irving on Saturday, beating St. Louis 84-47 in a game that saw coach Mike Krzyzewski try out numerous lineup combinations in an effort to prepare the Blue Devils for an extended period without their freshman star.

As to how long Irving might be out, there’s no new news.

About the only update on Irving and his injured right big toe is that his foot has been placed in a hard cast. According to a release issued by the Duke sports information office, the move “to immobilize the foot during this stage of the recovery process (is) to completely rest the area and allow for optimal healing.”

Irving suffered ligament damage in his toe last Saturday in a win against Butler. Krzyzewski termed the injury “serious,” and said after Wednesday’s win against Bradley that the young point guard would be out for “an extended period,” possibly for the rest of the season.

Irving is averaging 17.4 points and 5.3 assists per game and has been bamed the ACC’s Rookie of the Week three times already this season.

Krzyzewski wasn’t available to comment on either Irving’s condition or the game after Saturday’s victory. He missed the postgame press conference because of an unspecified “family matter.” Assistant coach Chris Collins filled in for him and had no updates on Irving.

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